IANA,

Please update the "IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Prefix Information Option Flags” 
registry to capitalize ”preferred flag” in the Description of PIO Option Bit 3.

Old: 
PIO Option Bit          Description 
3                               P - DHCPv6-PD preferred flag

New: 
PIO Option Bit          Description 
3                               P - DHCPv6-PD Preferred Flag

Diff file is here:
https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-diff.html

Best regards,
RFC Editor/ap


> On Jun 10, 2025, at 3:48 PM, Alanna Paloma <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Authors,
> 
> David - Thank you for your reply. We have updated the files per the nits you 
> pointed out.
> 
> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.txt
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.pdf
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.html
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.xml
> 
> The relevant diff files are posted here:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-diff.html (comprehensive diff)
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-auth48diff.html (all AUTH48 
> changes)
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-lastdiff.html (htmlwdiff diff 
> between last version and this)
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-lastrfcdiff.html (rfcdiff between 
> last version and this)
> 
> And we have noted your approval on the AUTH48 status page:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9762
> 
> All - As we have received all author approvals, we will now ask IANA to 
> update their registry accordingly. After the IANA updates are complete, we 
> will move forward with the publication process.
> 
> Thank you,
> RFC Editor/ap
> 
>> On Jun 10, 2025, at 10:13 AM, David 'equinox' Lamparter <equi...@diac24.net> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Alanna & all,
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 05, 2025 at 08:50:55AM -0700, Alanna Paloma wrote:
>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.txt
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.pdf
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.html
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.xml
>> 
>> I've reread it and I only noticed one language nit that I'd like to
>> raise:
>> 
>> Under "7.2. Using Delegated Prefix(es)"
>> 
>> "The client MAY use the prefix to allow devices directly connected to it
>> to obtain IPv6 addresses. For example, the client MAY route traffic for
>> that prefix to **the=>an** interface and send a RA containing a PIO for
>> the prefix on **the=>that** interface. That interface MUST NOT be the
>> interface the prefix is obtained from. If the client advertises the
>> prefix on an interface and it has formed addresses from the prefix, then
>> it MUST act as though the addresses were assigned to that interface for
>> the purposes of Neighbor Discovery and Duplicate Address Detection."
>> 
>> (Note inline marking with **text**)
>> 
>> This is - boiled down - "the interface, the interface, that interface
>> MUST NOT be the interface obtained from, an interface, that interface."
>> 
>> The first 2 "the" are confusing and should be "an" and "that", as is
>> done later.  The only "the" interface here should be "the interface the
>> prefix is obtained from".  The first 2 references to interfaces are the
>> same in referring to some other interface as in the 2nd half, where
>> (IMHO correctly) "an" and "that" are used.
>> 
>> 
>> I don't believe it's absolutely necessary to fix this, I don't see it as
>> a content/correctness problem, just language that raised a "weird" flag
>> for me.
>> 
>> Either way: Approved (with or without this edit).
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> 
>> -David
>> 
>> 
>> P.S.: I really wasn't sure whether to say something about such a tiny
>> issue, I hope this doesn't trigger an avalanche...  also apologies for
>> not getting to this earlier :(.
> 

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